“Aut Caesar, aut nihil” was not actually said by Caesar himself. It was the personal motto of Cesare Borgia, a ruthless Italian nobleman who inspired Machiavelli’s The Prince.
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2025-03-15 18:30:27 UTC
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2025-03-15 18:30:27 UTCEvent JSON
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